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STMicroelectronics Appoints Carmelo Papa as Chairman of European Platform on Smart Systems

STMicroelectronics today announced that Carmelo Papa, Executive Vice President and General Manager of ST's Industrial and Multisegment Sector, has been appointed Chairman of EPoSS (European Platform on Smart Systems) at the EPoSS General Assembly and Annual Forum, which was held last week on October 7-8, 2010, at the Instituto Superior Tecnico in Lisbon, Portugal.

From STMicroelectronics 12 Oct 2010

First Stage Integration of Crocus’ MRAM Technology into TowerJazz’s 130nm CMOS Process

TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, and Crocus Technology, a premier developer of Magnetic Random Access Memory (MRAM), today announced the successful completion of the first stage of integration of Crocus’ Thermally Assisted Switching (TAS)-based MRAM technology into TowerJazz’s 0.13-micron CMOS process.

11 Oct 2010

New Study on Multicore Processors for Flexible Networking Systems

Advances in multicore processors – with development of 65nm and 40/45nm silicon technology enabling the integration of significantly more memory, high-performance cores, and enhanced network interfaces – are ...

11 Oct 2010

New Energy-Harvesting Device Could Power Future Nano and Microsystems

Dr. Long Que, assistant professor of electrical engineering at Louisiana Tech University, has reported success in designing and fabricating a device that allows microscale electronic devices to harvest their own wasted e...

11 Oct 2010

New Carbon-Nanotube Electrodes Enhance Ion Performance

Actuators are devices that convert electrical energy into mechanical energy, such as the battery-powered device inside a cell phone that causes the phone to vibrate.

11 Oct 2010

Vishay Intertechnology Offers Enhanced Thin Film Resistors

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today announced that it has extended its E/H MIL-PRF-55342-qualified Thin Film surface-mount resistor chips in the 0505, 1005, 1505, 0705, 1206, and 1010 case sizes to offer a "T" reliability level for space applications.

8 Oct 2010

New Insight on Material Bonding Aids Efficient Microchip Development

An approach pioneered by researchers at North Carolina State University gives scientists new insight into the way silicon bonds with other materials at the atomic level. This technique could lead to improved understan...

From North Carolina State University 8 Oct 2010

Researchers Use Nanotechnology to Develop New Computer Switches

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have taken the first step to building a computer capable of operating in the heat of a jet engine or the sunny side of the planet Mercury. Te-Hao Lee, Swarup Bhunia and M...

8 Oct 2010

JSNN and RFMD Collaborate for Nanoelectronics Innovation

RF Micro Devices, Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies, and the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN) of UNCG and N.C. A&T have signed a Joint Research and Development, Facilities and Equipment Use Agreement.

7 Oct 2010

Durasonic Launches New Cleaning System Models for LED, Sapphire Wafers

Durasonic Corporation, a leading manufacturer of ultrasonic equipment, announced the launch of different models of its LED/Sapphire Wafer Cleaning Systems.

7 Oct 2010